Lion Air plane crash: Debris found in the sea outside Jakarta, Indonesia
The Lion Air flight JT 610 had 181 passengers, six crew members and two pilots when it disappeared from radar during a short flight from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang on Monday morning, according to Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (SAR).
The aircraft, a new Boeing 737 MAX 8, took off from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangierang, Greater Jakarta at. 6.21 local time, and had been due to land around 7:30 pm I am in Pangkal Pinan, the largest city on the Indonesian island of Bangka.
The captain of the plane, Bhavye Suneja, an Indian citizen, had more than 6,000 flights, and his copilot, Harvino, became more than 5,000, according to a statement by Lion Air. 1[ads1]9659002] Indonesian finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said there were 20 officials aboard who returned to their positions in Pangkal Pinang after spending the weekend with their families in Jakarta for a holiday.
Debris, life weights and a cell phone have been discovered in the waters two nautical miles from the coordinates given as a crash site, SAR officials said. The crash has not been found yet.
Boats, a helicopter and 250 rescuers, including divers, worked at the crash site, about 34 nautical miles northeast of the coast near Jakarta in the Javahavet. The Miss seeks in water up to 35 meters deep.
Photos have been published by the Indonesia Disaster Mitigation Agency that shows officials who are investigating what seems to be debris from the plane. Video shows an oil plate at the presumed crash site.
The authorities said they are still trying to find the emergency center transmitter that currently does not transfer.
Lion Air's president Edward Sirait said the plane was "airworthy" and that the pilot had carried out all inspections prior to the aircraft according to the procedure. Sirait spoke with reporters at Lion Air headquarters in Jakarta. Sirait said the pilots had passed mandatory drug screening.
"Everything is on the table
Former accident investigator Alan Diehl told CNN. It appears that the accident occurred after a "sudden departure from controlled aircraft."
"Air safety investigators will look at four broad categories – mechanical, human, weather and criminal. It seems that the weather was not a factor but another Still, everything is on the table.
"Obviously, if you have an emergency, focus on troubleshooting first and foremost and solve the problem so you do not have much time to talk with the controls. The fact that they had enough time to tell them that they wanted to return, that's significant.
"The fragmented liquid waste indicates that it's probably not going to be a rescue effort, but they should probably be able to recover the black boxes quite quickly."
Official: Prerequisite is plowed sunk
The plane ] was seen last at 6:22 pm at 2,500 to 3,000 meters, said Soerjanto Tjahjono, head of the NTSC (National Transport Safety Committee). Australian airline officers were asked for help but could not detect the plane.
A spokesman for the low cost operator confirmed CNN's affiliated CNN Indonesia that it had lost contact with the plane shortly after launch. The aircraft was last registered in the Government of a thousand islands, an archipelago north of Jakarta.
The search teams are working on the assumption that the aircraft has sunk and expected to use equipment to attempt to detect an underwater aerator beam. [19659002] Lion Air bought the Boeing 737 MAX 8 in August 2018, and it had only flown 800 hours, Tjahjono said.
Boeing, the aircraft manufacturer, issued a statement saying that the company was "deeply sad" by the loss of aircraft JT 610.
"We express our concern for those on board and extend heartfelt sympathy with their families and loved ones,
The 737 MAX 8 is one of the latest versions of a jet that was introduced in 1967. Over 10,000 737 is manufactured, making it the best-selling jetline all the time.
MAX versions of the 737s are touted for their LEAP jet engines as Boeing says "redefining the future of efficient and environmentally friendly flight."
In its statement, Boeing said it was ready to provide technical assistance to accident researchers and that all questions about the incident should be addressed to NTSC National Transport Security Committee.
Edi Amin in Hong Kong contributed to this report.
